Hoʻohana ka PHTBQ ka nui o ka radiation sensor i ka manaʻo pyroelectric sensor, hoʻohana pū ʻia me nā pāhawewe like ʻole ka nui o ka pāhawewe ʻana o ka lā, ka radiation i hōʻike ʻia, hoʻopuehu ʻia, pāhawewe infrared, ʻike ʻia, ʻike ʻia ka ultraviolet, radiation hawewe lōʻihi.
Core inductive element of the sensor, me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka winding plating multi-contact thermopile, ua uhi ʻia kona ʻili me ka uhi ʻeleʻele o ka helu absorption kiʻekiʻe.Aia ka hui wela i loko o ke kino, wela a me ke anu e hoʻoulu ai i ka mana thermoelectric.I loko o ka laina laina, e like me ka hōʻailona puka a me ka irradiance o ka lā.
ʻO ke aniani pālua i mea e hōʻemi ai i ka hopena o ka papa ʻaina convection ea, ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia ka uhi o loko i mea e ʻoki ai i ka radiation infrared o ka nacelle ponoʻī.